Corset



March 17, 1925.

G. A. BARCLEY CORSET Filed Jan 2 Sheets-Sheet l G. A. BARCLEY const?Filed Jan.

March 17, 1925.

14, 1921 2' sheds-'snuit 2 Patented Mar. 17, 1925 eAYLonD VA. BAnoLEY.or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

CORSET.

Application led January 14, 19,21. Serial No. 437,219.

To all whom z'tmay concer/n: Y

Be it known that I, GAYLORD A. Banonnr, a citizen of the United "States,residing at `Newark, in the county of Essex and State of'New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsl in Corsets, and l dohereby declare `the following tofbe full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it rappertains tomake and use the same. S f y This invention relates to improvements inbody garments, and more particularly to abdominal pads therefor' andattachments thereof.v

Among the objects in view is the provision of a divided or sectional padas distinguished from a one-piece pad and possessed 0f utility superiorto a one-piece pad.

"With these and other objects in view as will in part hereinafter becomeapparent and in part be stated, the invention comprises certain novelconstructions, combinations and arrangements ofparts assubsequently'specified and claimed.

` In the accompanying drawings,-

Figurel 1s a' front view of a garment em bodying the features of thepresent invenf tion.

Figure 2 is an eleyationofk a fragmentof the garment showing the mannerof attachment of the pad-retaining straps. y*

Figure 3 is an elevation of the sectional pad detached, parts of theretaining straps being broken away and a portion of the main section ofthe pad l Figure 4 is a perspective view of a fragment of the tratingone of the retaining buckles.l

Figure 5 is a fragmentary,"sectional view taken on the planesindicated'by line 5-5 of Figure. 2. l

lReferring to the drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the main garmentwhich consists of the body of a corset or like article-of apparel"adapted to encircle the waist and abdominal areas of the wearer. Thecorset or main body 1 is opened'at the` front and provided withv theusual hooks and eyes 2, 2, for securing the edges of the garmenttogether along the opening. Adjacent the linerof opening the garment isalso formed with an opening laced as indicated at 3, for variations inthe size and tof the garment,

as is" customary in apparel of this vgarment 1 ings formed strap 1()being turned back.-

main body ofthel garment illusfA n f form to such taper.

lAlong the) side portions in the body of are arranged eyes 4 consisting,preferably,

hereinafter mentioned. A vertical series of the eyes 4 is arranged alongeach side portion and each eye is preferably bound by metallic 'edgingsuch as an appropriate grommet. Each ofy said grommets is slotshaped soas to conform to the transverse where the `grommets appear isofsufficient thickness and stability to prevent the grommets from tearingout. y

` Within the garment 1 is'arranged an abdominal pad consisting of twosections, one of which I willidesignate as the main section 5 and theother as the supplemental section 6, the'two sections being connectedtogether by glove buttons or other appropriate.- connecting means 7, 7.vTo the free edge of section 5 are connected attaching straps 8, 8, andto the free edge of section 6 are connected similar straps t), 9. Anyattaching strap 10` is'connected to the `main`section 5 along ythe loweredge thereof for the full width'of the section and extends beyond the 85side edges Of Jthe section a ldistance sufficient to serve as twoattaching straps one for each vertical edge of the pad. Thus the extendspast and overlaps the secignorie-C character. 56

of elliptical or elongated open-V Y through the body of the garf vment.for the passage` of pad-retaining strips 60 tion 6, and thelower edgeof the pad 5 90 tapered as best seen in'Fig- 10 positioned to con? Thelowermost glove button -7 has its outer section connected not onlylthrough the section the strap l0, so as to engage with and disengagefrom the scetion of the button carried by section 6l without beinginterfered with by the presence of the strap 10.

is preferably ure 3 with the'strap 5, but also through v Along the outersurface of the garment 1 100 in the rear ofeach row of eyes 4 isattached a flap 11 to 'which are connected straps 12,

12, each carrying a buckle 13. It will be noted that there are as mlanybuckles 13 for each flap k11 as there are eyes 4 at the respective sideof he, garment 1, and the buckles are arranged in line with the eyes soas to readily receive vthe straps 8, 9 and 10. lt will also be notedthat there are a greater' number of eyes el; and buckles 13 than thereare attaching straps 9 and '19, there being` the equivalent ot' threeattaching straps extending from each vertical edge of the abdominalpad-'made up of the `sec tions 5 and 6. As the pad is arranged inside ofthe garment l, the straps 8, 9 and 10 mustbe passed throughv eyes 4 toreach buckles 13 which are arranged outside of the garment, and thefactA that there are more of the eyes and bucklesvthan there areist-raps at each side enables vertical adjustment of the abdominalV padby the placing of the pad with its straps in higher or lower eyesaccording to the location desired for the pad.

lt is also to be noted that the strap l() is particularly adfantageously arranged for receiving stresses and for delivering theweight and pressure of lower parts of the abdomen to the sides of thegarment l and thence to the body of the wearer. Strain on the edges ofthe pad and on the sections be'- tween the straps 8 and 9 and therespective sections of the pad, and also strain'on the glove buttons 7is largelyV eliminated or avoided by having such` strains taken updirectly by the strap l0.

In practical operation, the present improved garment is applied to thebody of the wearer by having the garment opened along the line normallyclosed by the hooks and eyes 2 and by having section 5 in its properposition relative to the garment with the three straps 8, 8 and 10extending through the eyes 4 and connected with the buckles 13, thesection 6 being also in position with its straps 9, 9 passed through theeyes 4t at the other side of garment l andy connected to their respecivebuckles 13, the end portion of strap l() at that side at which thesection G appears being left disconnected and the sections 5 and G beingleft also disconnected. Thus the entire garment with its pad being in anopen position is 'placed bodily around the waist and abdomen of thewearer andthe sections of glove buttons 7, are snapped together forconnecting the sections of the abdominal pad. The free end portion ofstrap l0 is thenpassed through the proper eye t and laced into-itsrespective buckle 13 and drawn to the tightened position as desired bythe wearer. The hooks and eyes 2 are then connected and the garment isin place. To remove the garment l, it is only necessary to release thefree end portion ot strap l0 from its buckle at that side where thestraps 9 appear, to unhook the hooks and eyes 2, and open the buttons 7.Thereupon the garment may be drawn bodily away from the person of thewearer.

The abdominal pad thus constructed is especially well adapted for use insurgical cases, or in instances where -it is desired to of the othersection, and an attaching strap for one of the sections extending pastthe" other section.

2. In a bodygarment, a pad comprising separable sections, quicklyvdetachable means YSO connecting the sections together, anattach-` mgstrap extending from one edge of one section, an attaching strapextending from and extending from both edges thereof, one

of the extensions of the last-named strap projecting past the othersection.`

In a body garment, a pad "comprising separable sections, quicklydetachable means connecting the sections together, attaching` straps forthe pad extending from the edges thereof, vand an attachingstrap'extending entirely across and secured to the pad and projectingfrom both edges thereof, the last'- named strap being attached to one ofthe sections only.

Ll. in a body garment, a pad comprising separable sections, quicklydetachable means connecting the sections together, attaching straps forthe pad extending from the edges thereof, andl an attaching strapVextending entirely across and secured to the pad and projecting fromboth edges thereof, the lastnamed strap being attached to one of thesections only and being loca-ted alongthe lower edge of the pad.

5. In a body garment,'thecombination with a corset body, of a sectionalpad arranged therein, quickly Vdetachable means connecting the sectionsVof the pad together,

attaching straps extending from` opposite edges of the sections, anattaching strap extending across both sections andconnected to one ofthe sections and having vend portions extending away from the strap; thecorset body being formed witheyes for the passage of the ends of thelast-mentioned strap and the other attaching straps,- and means forconnecting'the straps to the exterior portion of the corset body.

6. In a body garment, the' combination witha corset body, of anabdominal pad within the corset body, having laterally ex tending"attaching straps, the corsetn body being' formed Vwitheyes for thepassage of the straps from the interior to the exterior of the corsetbody, strips fixed vto and extending along the corset body and formingflaps, straps secured' in the flaps and ex` p the opposite edge of theother section, and

attaching' strap connected to one section tending toward thefirst-mentioned straps, In testimony whereof I aHlX my signaandattaching Clucklles l'or the rs-mentone ture in presence of twoWitnesses.

stra s carrie y t e secon -mentone Y I. 1

strags, there being a greater number of (IAYLORD A' BARQLEX' 5 eyes andbuckles than first-mentioned straps Witnesses:

for enabling adjustment of the abdominal ELIZABETH M. ZWACK,

pad along the corset body. LILLIAN S. SCHULZ.

